Design
The Wolf in Wolf’s Clothing
The 2018 Aston Martin Vantage is here and it’s angry 2005 was a busy year for the world. YouTube was launched, The Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles tied the knot, the Xbox 360 gaming console was released and Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith was number 1 at the box office, but more […]
Men of Design
Are we – as blue-blooded New Zealanders – within our rights to claim that whatever design we choose for our house, it turns it immediately ‘kiwi’. And what would you say New Zealand architecture, interior or home design looks like? Is it built like a bach, full of beach-side decor? Is it a wooden cabin […]
Superfly GT-42
With a retractable hard-top, a high-tech cockpit, the Superfly GT-42 is truly a boat to marvel at. I mean, seriously…just look at it. It’s like the Ferrari of the ocean! The latest addition to Flying Flipper’s already glowing resume, the Superfly has set to carve up the waves. During the Cannes Yachting Festival last year […]
The Electric Future – Tesla Semi
Bruce Wayne, Tony Stark – they don’t exist. Sorry folks. We do have Elon Musk, however. And, quite frankly, that’ll do. Whether he has his sights set to the stars with SpaceX, disrupting the automotive world with Tesla or providing powerwalls to a broken Puerto Rico, Musk is doing this whole billionaire philanthropist thing quite […]
M2 July 2018 - LATEST ISSUE!
New in Town
The first renders of Westfield Newmarket’s $790 mil redevelopment show Auckland shoppers have a lot to look forward to. With multiple sites sitting on over four-and-a half hectares, the site will include New Zealand’s second David Jones department store, a new state-of-the-art cinema complex, as well as selection of the finest food and beverages New...
Turning History Into Luxury
The Tuhura (translated into Maori as ‘to discover’), is a 115 metre project of theirs and was designed by Lobanov Design studio, BMT Nigel Gee and interior designer Achille Salvagni to look and feel like a exploration vessel. The interior brings in East Asia and the Pacific Islands influences. The modern, brushed teak, tatami floors...
LinkSquare
Do you ever look at food in the fridge and think to yourself…“how long have you been sitting there for?” A steak may look alright, but you can never be sure. Eyesight is a gift that we seem to take for granted. At the start of this year, LinkSquare launched a second pair of eyes...
How to use failure to accelerate success
Failure is an integral part of every entrepreneur’s journey to true success. I can guarantee that every person reading this has failed in some respect on their path through life so far. But failure doesn’t equate to loss – instead it encourages, and often accelerates, your future success. Consider learning to walk as a child....
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Natural Selection
Step into the light as Spring makes its grand reappearance. Warmer days see ditzy florals, bold checks and subtle stripes invigorated by a retro palette of poppy pastels and earthy hues. Photography by JONO PARKER Styling by Juvena Worsfold Models Max and maia @ 62 Models Hair and Makeup By Aimee Waterhouse-fitch Plants from Hireplants Above: Maia wears top...
Summer Essentials
Summer is finally here. Fun fact: technically summer doesn’t actually start until December 21 in New Zealand and Australia, which is the meteorological start to the season while the ‘first of the month’ is chosen to make record-keeping simple, easy and clean. Anyway… Summer is mostly here, and it is time to wrangle together your best...
Man of Today
BOSS Bottled is the flagship scent of the luxury fashion brand Hugo Boss and since its launch in 1998, it has managed to timelessly embody the “man of today”. The brand is known for making guys look like the embodiment of success, and their fragrance is no exception, radiating the attitude of an ambitious man: […]
Montblanc for UNICEF
Montblanc reaffirmed its commitment to child literacy and education with the launch of its new limited edition collection of writing instruments, timepieces, leather goods and accessories, supporting UNICEF’s work to help the many children who are still denied access to quality education. Designed around the idea that writing is a precious gift that should be...
Motoring
Challenge Accepted
The Ferrari Challenge is the widest ranging and most envied one-make series in the world and for the first time ever, it was held in New Zealand. Fittingly, Hampton Downs Motorsport Park played host to a weekend of high performance, high drama and ultimate luxury in an event like no other – and we were...
Diamond Geezer – Range Rover Velar
In cockney terms, a diamond geezer is a type of good bloke, a stand-up man, an all-round good sort… in other words, the Range Rover Velar. For as well as the Velar hailing from the UK, being a ‘bit of awright’, driving well and having some blinding good tech, it also comes loaded with diamonds...
Aston Martin Headquarters: They Were Expecting Me
A short trip up the M40 gets you (me) to Gaydon in Shakespeare county, Warwickshire. Gaydon is a sleepy enough little town, brick and tile homes and a couple of convenience stores, but it is also home to the British Motor Museum and a couple of very impressive car marques. I was there to visit...
Modern-Day Family Values
It seems to me that modern-day family life is not only getting unbelievably busy, but it’s also getting more and more disjointed. What used to be a weekend is now a series of ‘events’ and what used to be interaction now seems to be a group of people at the same location whose minds (and...
PEAK PERFORMANCE
Sand, Surf And Success
As a child, Matt-Lewis Hewitt had always been drawn towards sports that required discipline, teamwork and structured routine. Sports like rugby, swimming, surf lifesaving, water polo and, especially, surfing. Starting at 14 years old, it took Hewitt just 18 months before he was competing professionally in surfing. The young prodigy was headed for success, no...
Liam Malone – The Fast Track To Success
The M2 Champagne Bollinger Man of the Year 2016 went to two time gold and one time silver medal winning Paralympian and blade running record breaker Liam Malone. He may have only had three years to prepare for Rio but as he has proven, he moves quickly. On and off the track. And this is...
The One To Watch – Opie Bosson
Opie Bosson Reins Supreme In The Twilight Of His Career In a sports world obsessed and put into context by statistics, the phenomenal haul of veteran Kiwi jockey Opie Bosson has to be studied twice to truly appreciate. In a 23 year career in the ruthless racing industry, the 37 year old has amassed over...
Peter Burling – Triumph On And Off The Water
Bermuda. June, 2017. The time is 1.31pm exactly. The pale sky is patterned with light grey clouds and seagulls squalling above. You look down at your Omega watch for what feels like the millionth time. There’s a light air about the ocean… an estimated nine-knot wind with the boat ebbing underneath you. You’re standing at...
Health
Balls, Birdies & Bunkers
As the great English author and humorist, PG Wodehouse once stated: “To find a true man’s character, play golf with him.” Originating in Scotland in the 15th century, golf has become a serious pastime (or profession) for many. It is a game where players use a club and score shots depending on how close they...
Comvita® Honeygar™ 750ml
Comvita® Honeygar™ combines naturally fermented Apple Cider Vinegar with Comvita® UMF® 5+ Manuka Honey. It can be taken as a health tonic or used in salad dressings. Since ancient times vinegar has traditionally been used for a healthier life. Serving suggestion: To make a healthy and delicious beverage, mix one tablespoon of Comvita® Honeygar™ with...
Health News July 2017
Keep yourself on top of your health this winter from the inside out. We Run the Night One of the most thrilling things about running is letting go, taking a left instead of a right and exploring your city. This does come with some, obstacles…weaving through pedestrians, dodging traffic and racing street lights. In doing...
A Must Have For Your First Aid Kit From Comvita
Medihoney® Adhesive Dressings are a waterproof, latex-free hydrogel dressing infused with antibacterial medical grade Manuka honey. These dressings help to speed up the healing process by maintaining a moist environment for optimal wound healing of minor wounds, burns, cuts, grazes and blisters. A must-have for your First Aid Kit and perfect for the whole family....
Man on the Street
Man On The Street- Sai Constantine
Name: Sai Constantine Occupation: Director of The Institute of Digital Marketing New Zealand (IDMNZ) Age: 29 What’s your morning routine? 6.00am-Gym or Run in the Morning to set the tone of my day. 7.30am-Check my emails, prepare for any meetings during the day. 8.35am-Reply to emails What’s the top three things on your bucket...
Man On The Street – Soren Eriksen
Name: Soren Eriksen Occupation: Brewer and Entrepreneur of 8 Wired Brewing Age: 38 What’s your morning routine? Three double espressos, then on with the day. What’s the top three things on your bucket list? Circumnavigating the planet in a sail boat, riding the trans-siberian railway and starting a distillery. What advice would you give...
Man On The Street – Justin Haiu
Age: 37 Occupation: Entertainer/Theatre Practitioner What’s your morning routine? The alarm goes off, I take a moment to be inspired by the world, then I think about the day ahead. I sneak out of the room (as not to wake my wife and baby daughter), I get my son up and get him ready for...
Man On The Street – Zain Edinberry
Age: 24 Occupation: Architectural Technician What’s your morning routine? Wake up, go to the gym. Head to work and drink enough coffee to keep me going for the rest of the day. What’s the top three things on your bucket list? See the sunrise in a hot air balloon. Scubadive in the deep sea. Design...
Wild
Walk on the Wild Side
Expressionist American photographer, Aaron Siskind once said: ‘Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever…’ We bring you the iconic shots from The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017, developed and produced by the National History Museum, London. Capturing the most magical parts of...
Surgeons of the Sea
Free Willy vs Jaws… who wins? Hollywood has altered our expectations about how this sort of apex predator duel would go down. Unless you spend more time watching documentaries than old movies on VHS, then the answer isn’t so clear. The biggest great white sharks can measure six metres long, weigh more than 2200 kilograms...
Behind The Lens: Open Ocean
The thought of delving into the deep and getting face-to-face with some of the world’s biggest and deadliest beasts is not something everyone can face. But it is a different story for underwater videographer and adrenaline junkie, Steve Hathaway. Fascinated about life under the surface, M2 dove straight in when the opportunity arose to talk...
11 Deadliest Animals on the Planet, And How to Survive Them
The animal kingdom is a strange and wonderful place. From architects to mimes, assassins to philanderers, each animal has its own niche, a role and place. While we regularly encounter cats, dogs, birds and bugs, our chances of seeing dangerous animals are usually limited to visiting the zoo or watching The Discovery Channel. But while...
Snow
New Zealand Snow Guide 2017
With a cold blast hitting much of New Zealand earlier than expected, ski fields the length of the country have been able to open with bonus time to spare. Seasoned snow bunnies know their spots on both islands, but for those looking to venture out and experience new terrain and thrills, where do you go...
Climbing The Podium: Kiwis at the Winter Paralympics
The Winter Games, both Olympic and Paralympic, usually pass with minimal mention down under, but in the case of the compact Kiwi Paralympian team heading to South Korea this March, there’s reason to take notice. For a global event that is heavily dominated by northern hemisphere athletes, New Zealand participants more than hold their own....
STEF ZEESTRATEN: HALFPIPE HEDONIST
From one of the flattest countries in the world, to the sharp ascents of the Southern Alps, Dutch-born Stef Zeestraten has, as is his wont, carved a name for himself in New Zealand snowboarding folklore. Throughout his 17-year competitive career that saw him peak at 47th in the world in 2008, Zeestraten has followed the serious...
M2 Snow Guide 2018
While the majority of Kiwis will be rubbing their hands to get warm, there’s another section of society waiting for winter with bated breath and rubbing their hands with pleasure. The cold has arrived quickly and early on both islands and given all of the ranges a great base dumping which bodes well for the...
Leadership
The Chair: Rob Campbell
Over the last 30 years Rob Campbell is on the board of some of our largest companies across our largest industries. Currently Chair of Summerset Group Holdings (NZ) and WEL Energy, and a director of SKYCITY Entertainment Group and Precinct Properties as well a director of or advisor to a number of hedge and private...
Building An Icon – Sir George Fistonich
Drinks International has for the fourth year in a row named Villa Maria as one of the most admired wine brands in the world and the highest ranking New Zealand winery in this year’s “World’s Most Admired Wine Brands” list. And while Villa Maria has become an icon in the New Zealand wine industry and...
Industry In Site
Over the past few years, we have seen a huge jump in the level of innovation, experience and concepts within the hospitality industry in this part of the world. No longer do we have to jump on a plane to get unique and exciting hospitality experiences. We are creating world-class cafes, restaurants, hotels and developments...
Reinvention At Scale
Spark CEO, Simon Moutter, is leading our largest telco through the one of the most disruptive eras in business and the tech industry. All whilst reinventing the nature and structure of a company that employs thousands of New Zealanders and invests hundreds of millions into infrastructure. This is a process that is helped by the logic and pragmatism of a...
Gadgets
Game Reviews December 2017
Assassins Creed Origin From: Ubisoft Platform: Xbox One, PC, PS4 You slowly look to the left, spotting your target. Unable to fully scope the terrain you let your pet eagle scout the area from above and highlight enemies for you. Scaling the nearby building you wait for your target to get near. You dive towards...
The Best 4k TV’s For Gaming
So you’ve read all about how amazing the Xbox One X is, but while it’s an easy choice to pick the “most powerful console in the world” (I don’t really know why I put that in brackets, because it is) getting into the world of TV’s and knowing which one will work best for you...
LG SIGNATURE – OLED W7 WALLPAPER
LG Electronics New Zealand today launched its new brand LG SIGNATURE and unveiled the first of its products, the LG SIGNATURE OLED W7 TV; aptly named ‘Wallpaper.’ I’d show you a profile of this 65” OLED TV but at only 4mm thick it would just look like a vertical black line. As the first in...
Sony’s New TV Emanates Sound Through the Screen Itself
Late in July Sony revealed its highly-anticipated BRAVIA OLED television (A1 series) in New Zealand as it began rolling out into stores. By combining the superior picture quality of OLED with the 4K HDR Processor X1 Extreme, the A1 series offers the world’s very first in-screen sound system in a large screen TV. Taking advantage of...
Deep Dives
The Modern Day Space Race
The solar system we occupy is a fascinating place, that’s for certain – nine planets that glow as beacons and an uncountable infinity of stars. Beginning in the late 1950s, a race pitted capitalist America against communist Soviet Union to see who was superior with their space technology. The Soviets took the lead by launching...
Who Is Using Your Data?
Zuckerberg: Yeah so if you ever need info about anyone at Harvard Just ask. I have over 4,000 emails, pictures, addresses, SNS [Redacted Friend’s Name]: What? How’d you manage that one? Zuckerberg: People just submitted it. I don’t know why. They “trust me”. Zuckerberg: Dumb f**ks. This was an ironically leaked series of messages between...
All Hail Our Secret Government
It’s a golden time for lobbyists at the moment. We’ve just had a change in government and that means it’s time for everything to change, come what may. Duh, it has to – as the last guys obviously got every single thing wrong! But there’s a slight problem in that, aside from a couple of...
The Fight For Gender Diversity – An Ad Man’s POV
So, a high-powered panel of female leaders featuring Theresa Gattung, Justine Smyth, Tracey Cross, Naomi Ballantyne and Linda Meade were at the M2woman Journey to Excellence forum recently. I think it’s fair to say that the gist of their forum was; “we want moregender equality in the workplace! Now, dammit! Now!” Huh? Is this really...
Cover Stories
Matt Smith – The Fresh Prince
Time Lord or Prince Charming? Take your pick, but rising star Matt Smith can lay claim to both. The rising style icon, ex-Doctor Who, and now Prince Philip, in Netflix blockbuster The Crown, is beginning to carve out his own kingdom – one role at a time. The divine right of kings is a religious...
Eddie Redmayne – The Real Fantastic Beast
I try my best to avoid cliche, but there’s this famous quote that goes, “if you do what you love, you’ll never have to work a day in your life”. While normally I would lump that quote in with gems such as “live, laugh, love” and “keep calm and carry on”, I feel like using...
COVER STORY – Michael Fassbender
It’s 1979, and a two-year-old Michael Fassbender is moving with his family from Heidelberg in Germany to Ireland. Just across the Irish Sea, principle photography at a London studio had just been finished and the world was being introduced to the horror of Ridley Scott’s Alien, a franchise that would set the bar in sci-fi...
The Shape Shifter – Matthew McConaughey In the Dark Tower
“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed”. Back in 1978, with these tantalising words, a young man called Stephen King began an epic narrative that is still unfolding to this very day. King would go on to become one of the best-selling popular novelists in the world, a modern-day Charles...
Success
Optimise Work to Make More Time For You
As we celebrate the right to a 40-hour working week this Labour Weekend – a precious three days off! – it’s time to look at how to make the rest of the year work for you. It may not be possible to turn your job into one long weekend, but here are some tips to...
Investing In Your Customers
When investing in your customers it’s important to have an engagement strategy that is specific to a variety of different groups. Different customers require different strategies – and some require more investment than others. When conducting your plans, it’s important to ensure that you’re talking to the right customer in the right way and making...
Consistency Beats Talent, Luck, Good Intentions and Even Quality
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always...
Fathering Greatness
Not long ago, on the east coast of golf-mad America, in North Carolina was a sneak peek into what could be simply described as the manufacturing of greatness – the American Dream on a conveyor belt. Filmed at the world-renowned Pinehurst courses was a collection of the world’s finest pint-sized golfers, and the stakes couldn’t...
Amazing Photos
What Lies Beneath
From growing up in a small town in North Canterbury, to hosting his very own series, picked up by a global documentary giant – National Geographic – Ellis Emmett truly is an inspiration to get out there and get stuck into something you love and turn your ideas and dreams into a reality. We manage...
The Art of Abandonment
Destroyed, decayed and derelict – all key elements that Jonk, a well-seasoned French photographer, seeks in his ultimate subject matter, for his ongoing series depicting abandoned structures. Do you come from a photography background? I did not study photography and learned everything myself, mostly from reading and exchanging ideas with fellow photographers. My background is...
The Art Of Fakery
Austrian photographer Gregor Sailer is a changer of landscapes, and a tricker of minds. Photographs in his latest series, The Potemkin Village, strike a sense of confusion… but not everything is as it may seem. While growing up in Tyrol, Austria, Gregor Sailer started taking snaps at a young age and has not stopped...
Rebuilding a Nation
It was 2.45pm on March 11, 2011; everything was normal for Japan’s 127 million residences. It was one of the first days of spring and the air was still crisp, and there was no real hint of the chilling events about to strike the nation. The 9.0 magnitude quake hit at 2.46pm JST, and it...
Sport
The Ultimate Redemption Story
As clichéd as it sounds, Emirates Team New Zealand’s America’s Cup triumph in Bermuda is the ultimate redemption story. Whatever drove the team in the early days after the catastrophe in San Francisco four years earlier was potent enough to push them through a myriad of challenges and, against all odds and rationale, put together the...
The Sport Of Kings
Polo is known as the Sport of Kings – a gentleman’s game, a game of skill and endurance, where the players must score points (sort of like football), all whilst riding horseback. First mentioned in literature in Persia about 600 BC, when the tribes domesticated horses and used the sport as a way of training...
Sports News: May 2018
The One To Watch Wyatt Crockett Longevity the Maketh of a Legend If he plays every game leading up to the Eden Park clash with the Blues, Wyatt Crockett will become the first player to reach 200 Super Rugby games. And, with his track record it’s not hard to imagine he’ll play a part in...
Kiwis At The Cup – A New Zealand History In The America’s Cup
As the billionaires and their boats descend on Bermuda for the 35th America’s Cup, Team New Zealand will be once again showing why they are at the cutting edge of yachting evolution. Against a perpetual wall of money, Kiwi sailors have always found a way to get around or over it with skill, innovation, and...
Bucket List Experiences
Reshaping a City
Husband and wife team John and Josephine Love from Love & Co. are no strangers to the process of transforming old buildings into exciting new spaces but their latest project will define the heart of Auckland for generations to come. Love & Co. are transforming the old Civic Administration Building (The CAB) into 17 levels...
Three Types of Texas
Weightlessness, emptiness and feeling so miniscule compared to the giant world that I stare back at, there is a thick silence and all I can hear is my own breath and the mechanical sounds created from my spacesuit… “The Eagle has landed” … goose bumps cover my body from head to toe and my daydreaming thoughts...
The Art Of Fakery
Austrian photographer Gregor Sailer is a changer of landscapes, and a tricker of minds. Photographs in his latest series, The Potemkin Village, strike a sense of confusion… but not everything is as it may seem. While growing up in Tyrol, Austria, Gregor Sailer started taking snaps at a young age and has not stopped...
East Meets West
My journey to Hong Kong started by stepping on board one of Cathay Pacific’s direct flights from Auckland to Hong Kong and settling into the luxurious business class service. Being able to fully stretch out and enjoy the long flight while also getting work done was a pleasure thanks to Cathay’s wonderful flight staff. The...
Man Made
All Things Being Equal – Holden Equinox Launch
Twice a year (March and September), the plane of the earth’s equator passes through the centre of the sun’s disk. The equinox, a derivative of the Latin word aequinoctium – Aequus/Nox (equal/night) is said to be when both day and night are equal. New Plymouth had an equinox pass through it recently. It wasn’t March...
Uber In The Sky – Volocopter
The race to monopolize a niche is something you’ll consistently see in business, and right now, the race to become the first to offer flying taxis has seen names like NASA, Uber, Airbus and Boeing enter the foray in the hopes to get passengers in the sky first. One name that has been working hard...
Wheels News
BIG IN JAPAN – We took a trip to the Tokyo Motor Show at Big Sight events centre. Here are a few of our favourites. Toyota – Say-i The Concept-i integrates automotive technology with emotions (yes you heard that correctly). Using AI, Toyota is looking to turn cars from things into entities. Mercedes – AMG...
Summer Of Sport – Motorsport That Is
With the Laser Plumbing & Electrical HD 500 beginning to disappear in the rear view mirror, all eyes at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park are now focused on the summer. And with track days, driver training days, drift days and epic events such as Mad Mike’s Summer Bash and 4Guys Autobarn Legends of Bathurst, what a...
Entertainment
The Films To See – February 2018
Black Panther Across Marvel, DC and whatever other movie studio is daring enough to enter the foray, one thing is certain with every year – there will be a superhero movie. Guaranteed. The thing is, quantity doesn’t necessarily equate to quality, and so it’s totally understandable to lose passion when it’s hard to keep...
Films To See This March
Death Of Stalin In cinemas March 15 Steve Buscemi (Pulp Fiction, Boardwalk Empire) stars in this political satire as Nikita Khrushchev, dealing with the instability of the Soviet Union in the wake of Joseph Stalin’s death. Beautifully shot, and sprinkled with humorous nuances, the film ended up being banned in Russia and several CIS states...
Stephen King – Author Credit
The infamous 1986 horror novel IT will be seen in a different light the movie hits the big screens this September. We hear from the man, Stephen King himself, about what he thinks of the upcoming iteration. When you watch a film based on one of your books, like IT, do you find yourself thinking...
Four Movies to Watch out for This November (2017)
Here it is, the final make-or-break for DC. They’ve had some real stinkers on the lead-up to their Avengers knock off, but this is their chance to finally prove themselves. They’re coming off hot from Wonder Woman, which was released earlier this year, and they’re coming out swinging. The movie picks up with the death...
Wine
Barrel Owners Club
I think we’ve all considered what it would be like to make our own wine. Having rows of grapes stretching across acres of Otago land. While you may not be able to uproot your family and lifestyle to chase idyllic rural dreams you may be able to get in on this personalised wine making business....
Rock Star Reds
Over the winter months we have covered some of the most outstanding reds from our part of the world. We’ve brought you a selection of some of the best we have tried with ‘bites’ of information that you can share when you bring these wines out at the next occasion. This is the last of...
The Big, the Bold and the Beautiful
My younger brother is a chef and, being passionate about food, has always been very hands on when it comes to his craft. He always maintains that the passion and love for what you are creating comes through in the end product: “you can taste the love.” It is that same passion that comes through...
Beyond The Bottle
They say a fine wine only gets better with age, and with a rich history spanning over the past 168 years, Australia’s Yalumba winery is a testament to that. Take a closer look at the only operating wine cooperage in the southern hemisphere. Nestled away in the Barossa Valley, Yalumba may just be the most historic winery...
Luxury Watches
Girard-Perregaux Top Picks of 2017
Laureato Skeleton Girard-Perregaux impresses yet again with the Laureato Skeleton, showcasing a striking transparent design that boldly shows the inner workings of the skillfully crafted Laureato collection. The harmony between interior and exterior is a paramount objective in both architecture and horology, and the Laureato Skeleton displays what happens when the best of two disciplines...
M2 Luxury Watch Guide 2017
The phrase ‘time is relative to the observer’ arose from Albert Einstein’s field equations, which were published in 1915. Although he was talking about time as it pertains to general relativity, this extends to us as observers within the human condition. A minute can feel like hours at moments of stress. Conversely, the oft-thrown-around idiom...
Ulysse Nardin Picks of 2017
Classic Manufacture “Grand Feu” Emphasis on the perfection of finer details showcases a commitment to precision and meticulousness – everything expected from a true upper tier watch. The Ulysse Nardin Classic Manufacture is exemplary in this field with enamel detailing taking centrestage on the dial. Intensive effort goes into achieving the enameling detailing; Ulysse Nardin...
Montblanc TimeWalker Collection
Paying tribute to Minerva’s extraordinary heritage, Montblanc takes a journey back to the glory days of motor racing with five new TimeWalker timepieces that capture the beauty, spirit and values of motorsport history. Professional watches are reborn, highlighting the performance and innovation of the new Montblanc TimeWalker collection. The Rebirth of Professional Watches Car racing...
Drink
Clink Clink Drink
Whiskey has been a passion of mine for a while now. Way before I started my Instagram, @clinkclinkdrink, I would enjoy a regular dram with my dad. Since then I have embraced the full definition of what whiskey can be – Scotch, Irish, bourbon, rye, even New Zealand and Japanese. Whiskey is great neat, but...
Gin For The World
The 9th of this month marks World Gin Day – A true celebration of the sophisticate, refreshing beverage that many drinkers have come to enjoy over the years. Why not enjoy a bottle of Elephant Gin? Distilled in Germany, this gin embodies 14 botanicals and offers a sweet flavour of Baobab, the Buchu plant, Devil’s...
Limited numbers of bottles of this whisky are landing in NZ, here’s when & where to find them
Extending the annual Islay Whisky Festival – Feis Ile – in Scotland slightly, Ardbeg Day will be celebrated in New Zealand on Saturday June 3. The celebrations stretch across the country in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. There will be celebrations along with the official release of the limited edition Ardbeg Kelpie for purchase, paired canapes...
New Zealand just got its first saké professional
Our craft beer market has plenty of gurus willing to provide you brews on your journey of beer discovery, but in New Zealand it’s a little tough to find the right person to guide you through your saké experience. Once you get the taste for saké you never go back. Now, Fuminobu (Fumi) Nakatani –...
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